Brazilian police had to draft in 1,500 armed officers to protect the Estadio do Maracana ahead of Spain's 10-0 defeat of Tahiti on Thursday after protesters had blocked the main access road to the Arena Castelao, in Fortaleza, earlier in the week.

Such scenes ed CBN radio and Estado de Sao Paulo to report that the remaining fixtures of the Confederations Cup could be scrapped as the demonstrations continued across the country.

However, a FIFA spokesperson told Sky Sports News there were no plans to abandon the eight-team tournament and no discussions about doing so had taken place.